Chapter 14

Flood Hazard Mapping

Dawei Han

Abstract

<p>Flood hazard maps provide very useful information for the general public and flood risk management professionals. They are constructed from inundation maps of a defined return period. If flood vulnerability information is available, a flood hazard map may be converted into a flood risk map.</p>

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